"overmantel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overmantels [plural]
Etymology: From over- + mantel. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|over-|mantel}} over- + mantel Head templates: {{en-noun}} overmantel (plural overmantels)
  1. A decorative structure, usually plasterwork or carved wood, and sometimes containing a mirror, over a mantelpiece. Translations (a decorative structure over a mantelpiece): украшение над камината (ukrašenie nad kaminata) (Bulgarian), ard-skelloo [feminine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-overmantel-en-noun-7UiG8EHy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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